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Living in Ronkonkoma, NY

Ronkonkoma is a small city of 18,709 people in Suffolk County, New York. It's about 27 miles from Bridgeport, CT and 44 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $489k and rent runs about $2k a month.

18,709people
$489kTypical home
$2,345/moRent
83° / 39°Summer / winter
32"Snow
238Sunny days
122Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small city of 18,709
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 2,307 people per sq mi
  • 44 mi to New York, NY
  • 27 mi to Bridgeport, CT
  • Has its own stores and services

Money

  • Typical home $489k (≈$3,084/mo)
  • Median rent $2,345/mo
  • Median household income $122k
  • Property tax about 2.0% of value
  • 8.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 83°F
  • Winter highs around 39°F
  • Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
  • 238 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
  • 127 cloudy days a year
  • 43 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 122 days a year with rain or snow
  • 32" of snow a year
  • 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • Rarely hits 100°F
  • 5 nights a year below 10°F
  • Breezy

Safety

  • Very low violent crime (9 per 100k), county-wide
  • Very low property crime (98 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 38
  • 32% of households have kids
  • 14% are 65 or older
  • 34% have a college degree
  • Mixed community
  • 7% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 35 min
  • 3% walk or take transit to work
  • 1 mi to ISP airport
  • 36 mi to JFK (major hub)
  • 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 81% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1970
  • 97% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Flat, open land
  • Elevation 112 ft
  • 5 mi to the ocean
  • 204 mi to a big lake
  • 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 50 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 6 mi to the nearest campground
  • 76 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 1,679 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 161 bars within 25 mi
  • 714 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 56 museums within 25 mi
  • 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 3 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 48% of New York districts (reading)
  • Grocery store in town
  • 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 3 mi to the nearest vet
  • 5 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 3 congregations per 10k people
  • 7 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Suffolk County: R+10 in 2024
  • New York: D+13 in 2024

Natural hazards

  • High hurricane risk
  • Moderate tornado risk
  • Very low wildfire risk
  • Low earthquake risk
  • Moderate flood risk
  • Very low drought risk
  • Moderate winter storm risk
  • Low heat wave risk
  • Very low volcano risk

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